Botetourt County (Va.) Records, circa 1768-1960, undated

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Botetourt County (Va.) Records, circa 1768-1960, undated. Local government records collection, Botetourt County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Botetourt County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Botetourt County (Va.) Records, circa 1768-1960, undated. Local government records collection, Botetourt County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Botetourt County (Va.) Records, circa 1768-1960, undated, consist of the following series: Court Records: (subfield series include Criminal Records, Chancery, Court Finance, Judgments and Clerk's Records), Court Records, Health and Medical Records, Organization Records, Business Records, Land Records, Fiduciary Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, Election Records, Miscellaneous Records, County Administrative Records: (subfield series include Treasurer's Records, Overseers of the Poor Records, Commissioner of the Revenue Records and Sheriff's Records), Marriage Records and Vital Statistics and Military and Pension Records.

Biographical / historical:

Botetourt County was named for Norborne Berkeley, baron de Botetourt, the royal governor from 1768-1770. The county was formed from Augusta County in 1769, and a part of Rockingham County was added in 1785. The county court first met on 13 February 1770.

Many of the loose records including pre-1830 chancery and pre-1854 judgments suffered water damage as a result of a courthouse fire on December 15, 1970. Because of the near loss of records, the General Assembly passed the Virginia Public Records Act in 1975 for the purpose of preserving local records. Volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist.

Acquisition information:
These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Botetourt County.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
7 boxes--6 found at State Records Center--Archives Annex, Library of Virginia and 1 (1188248) found at Library of Virginia.